Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital of the nation of Mexico. It is also the largest city of the country and one of the largest cities in the world. The city was founded as a municipality in 1521 by Cortes. "Mexico City" refers to the whole metropolitan area of Greater Mexico City. According to the constitution, it is the Federal District. It has become one of the great financial, economic, educational, cultural and tourist centers of the world. Before the establishment of the Mexican Federal District by the new government in 1824, Mexico City had served as the seat of government for both the State of Mexico and the nation. The city grew economically and culturally and became the financial center of Latin America.

Area & Location: Located in the Valley of Mexico, the city is situated at 19&dge;24'-19&dge;03' Latitude North and Longitude 98&dge;57'-99&dge;22' Longitude West. Sitting about 2,240 m above sea level, the city covers a total area of 1,499 sq. km. It serves as home to 8,605,239 people.

Tourist Attractions: Mexico City attracts tourists with its marvelous landscape and amazing skyscrapers.

Transportation: Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro, an extensive metro system, which is the largest in Latin America serve the city. It is one of the busiest in the world transporting more than four million people daily. The large network of buses proves very convenient for the passengers who travel daily.

Trolley buses and the Xochimilco Light Rail line and the Metro Bus are the other means of transportation offered by the city. Mexico International Airport serves as the link between various regions. The city with four major bus stations provides excellent travel facilities to its people.

Hotels: The city's hotels offer all modern facilities to its guests along with mouth-watering dishes and refurbished rooms. Some of the world-class hotels in the city are Acapulco Hotels, Alamos Hotels, East Cape Hotels, Campeche Hotels, Cancun Hotels and Celestun Hotels.

Places of Attraction: Zocalo - the official Constitution Square, the main central square is the major landmark of the city. The Avenida de los Insurgentes- the longest street in the world, which is 28.8 km is really amazing. The main attractions of the city are the Chapultepec Park that houses the Chapultepec Palace museum, National Museum of Anthropology that houses the Aztec Calendar Stone, the Bellas Artes Fine Arts Palace which is a stunning white marble theater and the shrine and Basilicas of Our Lady of Guadalupe - a pilgrim center. It has around 160 museums, over 100 art galleries and 30 concert halls. Known as the city of theater, Mexico City is the fourth highest with large number of theaters in the world. With comfortable seating and other modern facilities, people who drop in the city, remember to visit the theaters for sure.Find out some more interesting FACTS ABOUT MEXICO Mapsofworld also provides Allegiant Air airlines flights reservation online.